They were singing gaily.
They were singing gaily
I was going through a forest path.
The path was muddy,
covered with dry leaves.
Bowing down trees from two sides,
made the road shadowy.
I was alone.
I was not unmindful.
I stepped slowly
lest I slipped and fell down.
So I was careful.
Suddenly I saw few tribal women
coming in queue.
They balanced the pitchers
on their heads,
singing a song unknown to me.
They were singing gaily.
I was mesmerised,
to see their walking gait.
It was a spectacle to behold.
I was transfixed.
They went away ignoring me.
They went far,
still I could hear their songs.
It seemed to me a swarm of bees,
humming very near.
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Submitted by swarupbhattacharya263 on February 22, 2024
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Scheme | A xaxxa xaaxx xxxxa Abbbb axxxx |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 633 |
Words | 145 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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